Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-02-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
>> Ain't no angels on this list brother But there is a pin head or two. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? > Cotty wrote: >> On 28/1/07, Mark

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-02-01 Thread P. J. Alling
> > I normally carry a camera weighing 24 lbs so to > me the IS lens is a relief to shoulder about. and you're also as big as Paul Bunyon... Cotty wrote: > On 29/1/07, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> I'm simply asking >> for first hand experiences. First hand experiences are a l

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-02-01 Thread P. J. Alling
Cotty wrote: > On 28/1/07, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> If you're going to waste your time speculating, do it on a more useful >> issue like the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin. >> > > Mark! > > D'oh! > > Ain't no angels on this list brother. > >

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-31 Thread P. J. Alling
Seems that's the argument for the much maligned "aperture simulator"... (heading for the hills now,,,) George Sinos wrote: > Just tagging onto the thread here to toss in my two cents. > > I guess this is one of those things that is a pretty simple decision > for me. Even if I had a bag full of e

RE: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
@pdml.net Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? In a message dated 1/28/2007 4:07:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Perhaps I'd better add a few words about why I ask this question. I've read a review that almost quotes the Canon marketing department on this

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-29 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/28/2007 4:07:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Perhaps I'd better add a few words about why I ask this question. I've read a review that almost quotes the Canon marketing department on this issue. I'm ok with that, but when the author serves this as

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Christian wrote: >Personally, I use what I got and just try to make pictures. That's not really in keeping with the spirit of Internet discussion groups, is it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/1/07, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: >Personally, I use what I got and just try to make pictures. Amen! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 29, 2007, at 10:00 AM, Christian wrote: > ... Personally, I use what I got and just try to make pictures. :-) Sanity can prevail. :-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-29 Thread Tim Øsleby
anuar 2007 19:00 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? Tim Øsleby wrote: > Perhaps I'd better add a few words about why I ask this question. > I've read a review that almost quotes the Canon marketing department on this > issue. I'm o

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-29 Thread Christian
Tim Øsleby wrote: > Perhaps I'd better add a few words about why I ask this question. > I've read a review that almost quotes the Canon marketing department on this > issue. I'm ok with that, but when the author serves this as the truth I > react. So now I have a debate going in a Norwegian forum

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-29 Thread graywolf
>> infinately better at the time, because "in-body" was impossible >> with film cameras. Cut them a little slack, huh? >> jco >> >> -Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> K.Takeshita &g

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/1/07, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >I'm simply asking >for first hand experiences. First hand experiences are a lot more worth than >defensive marketing. I have no experience of in-body SR, and I only have experience of one lens with in-lens IS (20-200 2.8 L IS). From where I'm

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread David Savage
At 11:56 PM 28/01/2007, William Robb wrote: >There's too many people out there with half assed test benches taking >pictures of nothing. There is nothing half assed about my nothing pictures thank you very much. Dave :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/l

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread David J Brooks
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark > Roberts > Sent: 29. januar 2007 00:01 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? > > Tim Øsleby wrote: > > >The market (many at the market) says that camera based SR is best at > short >

RE: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
in Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: 29. januar 2007 00:01 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? Tim Øsleby wrote: >The market (many at the market) says that camera

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/1/07, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >If you're going to waste your time speculating, do it on a more useful >issue like the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin. Mark! D'oh! Ain't no angels on this list brother. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Tim Øsleby wrote: >The market (many at the market) says that camera based SR is best at short >focal lengths, and lens based IS is best at long focal length. > >What do you who have used SR for a while say? Truth or myth? >We have had the theoretical debate, but what does practical use tell us?

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Cory Papenfuss
> The lens based IS can be fine tuned and specially tailored for the > given lens. Camera based SR is a general solution. As such it is Another example of being theoretically/practically better as in-lens is lens distortion issues. Particularly on wide lenses, be it barrel distortion on

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
zero digital bodies to justify > IS Lens development and production. > jco > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > Adam Maas > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:44 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: R

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 29/01/07, George Sinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just tagging onto the thread here to toss in my two cents. > > I guess this is one of those things that is a pretty simple decision > for me. Even if I had a bag full of expensive IS lenses I'd want to > have SR in the body for all of those pl

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 29/01/07, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The market (many at the market) says that camera based SR is best at short > focal lengths, and lens based IS is best at long focal length. > > What do you who have used SR for a while say? Truth or myth? > We have had the theoretical debate, but

RE: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:44 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? Yep, because apart from the actually rather expensive 75-300, all those $5000-$1 IS telephoto's were not extremely expensive, esoteric, nearly 100% comme

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Adam Maas
, January 28, 2007 3:03 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? > > > Nope, > > The first DSLR (Kodak DCS100 based on the F3HP) was introduced > commercially in 1991. > > The first 35mm camera with IS (A Nikon VR P&S,

RE: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
Yep, you did, and I noticed ;-) Thank you. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 28. januar 2007 21:20 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based

RE: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread J. C. O'Connell
t: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? Nope, The first DSLR (Kodak DCS100 based on the F3HP) was introduced commercially in 1991. The first 35mm camera with IS (A Nikon VR P&S, can't recall the model) was introduced 3 years later in 1994. Canon IS lenses would show up a year lat

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 28, 2007, at 11:16 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: > Guys. What you say is probably valid, but it is a repetition of the > theoretical debate. What do you who have tried both in body and in > lens say > from a real life point of view? > Pardon my bluntness. If I had used my own tongue, I could and w

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Adam Maas
n-body" was impossible > with film cameras. Cut them a little slack, huh? > jco > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > K.Takeshita > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:00 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread George Sinos
Just tagging onto the thread here to toss in my two cents. I guess this is one of those things that is a pretty simple decision for me. Even if I had a bag full of expensive IS lenses I'd want to have SR in the body for all of those plain old every day lenses. If I have SR in the body it works w

RE: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Øsleby Sent: 28. januar 2007 14:27 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? The market (many at the market) says that camera based SR is bes

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/28/07 1:48 PM, "J. C. O'Connell", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you guys are forgetting the fact that Canon introduced > IS ("in-lenses") long before DSLRs even existed and you cant even > do "in-body" image stabilization with film cameras. So there > was NO debate at the time which wa

RE: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread J. C. O'Connell
at the time, because "in-body" was impossible with film cameras. Cut them a little slack, huh? jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K.Takeshita Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:00 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Camera

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 28, 2007, at 7:31 AM, Adam Maas wrote: I'd like to know which lens based SR lenses there are in the 400-600mm range. >>> Canon EF 400 f/2.8L IS >>> Canon EF 600 f/4L IS >> >> A whole two? >> Gee. >> >> William Robb >> > > 4 actually, there's also the 400/4 DO IS USM and th

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" > Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? > > > >>> I'd like to know which lens based SR lenses there are in the 400-600mm >>> range. >> Canon EF 400

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Boris Liberman
I have to agree with you, sir William ;-). On 1/28/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The not so nice thing about taking photography away from photographers and > putting it into the hands of flakes is that the equipment can no longer just > take pictures. > There's too many people out

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tim Øsleby" Subject: RE: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? I don't follow you now. Language barrier? I was intimating that the best system is the one that exists in usable form. If you want SR on a 400-600mm lens, you either bust a nut

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? >> I'd like to know which lens based SR lenses there are in the 400-600mm >> range. > > Canon EF 400 f/2.8L IS > Canon EF 600 f/4L IS A whole two?

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? If it ain't broken, don't fix it ;-). The lens based IS can be fine tuned and specially tailored for the given lens. Camera based SR is a general solution. As such it is p

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I've had two Panasonics, one Canon with in-lens image stabilization, and one Konica Minolta, one Pentax with in-body stabilization. With the Panasonic FZ10, the zoom range was ~35mm to 410mm FoV (35mm terms); the Canon I had 70-200 and 300mm IS lenses and a 1.4x teleconverter. With the KM A

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Boris Liberman
If it ain't broken, don't fix it ;-). The lens based IS can be fine tuned and specially tailored for the given lens. Camera based SR is a general solution. As such it is probably more limited. However, you can still mount your K 200/4 and have SR handily available. Frankly, I don't care either wa

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Jan 28, 2007, at 6:01 AM, William Robb wrote: > >>> The market (many at the market) says that camera based SR is best >>> at short >>> focal lengths, and lens based IS is best at long focal length. >>> >>> What do you who have used SR for a while say? Truth or myth?

RE: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
I don't follow you now. Language barrier? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: 28. januar 2007 15:01 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Camera based SR vs. lens bas

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 28, 2007, at 6:01 AM, William Robb wrote: >> The market (many at the market) says that camera based SR is best >> at short >> focal lengths, and lens based IS is best at long focal length. >> >> What do you who have used SR for a while say? Truth or myth? >> We have had the theoretical d

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tim Øsleby" Subject: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS? > The market (many at the market) says that camera based SR is best at short > focal lengths, and lens based IS is best at long focal length. > > What do you who have used SR for

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/28/07 8:41 AM, "Cory Papenfuss", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think Canon is going to have to eat their hat WRT in-body SR. "Rumour" says that's exactly what Canon is contemplating. Who knows? But it indicates that both methods are toss-up. Canon can no longer charge high price for IS l

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/28/07 8:26 AM, "Tim Øsleby", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What do you who have used SR for a while say? Truth or myth? > We have had the theoretical debate, but what does practical use tell us? I have both. Comparison between CCD shift type and in-lens type is still being hotly debated ever

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Cory Papenfuss
> The market (many at the market) says that camera based SR is best at short > focal lengths, and lens based IS is best at long focal length. > > What do you who have used SR for a while say? Truth or myth? > We have had the theoretical debate, but what does practical use tell us? > That s

Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Tim Øsleby
The market (many at the market) says that camera based SR is best at short focal lengths, and lens based IS is best at long focal length. What do you who have used SR for a while say? Truth or myth? We have had the theoretical debate, but what does practical use tell us? Tim Mostly harmless (j